http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/11/26/facebook-and-abc-target-young-voters-for-upcoming-us-presidential-election/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/11/26/facebook-and-abc-target-young-voters-for-upcoming-us-presidential-election/comment-page-1/#comment-54115 Ken Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:42:01 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/11/26/facebook-and-abc-target-young-voters-for-upcoming-us-presidential-election/#comment-54115 I've heard this in every election since I was eligible to vote in my first election in 1976. Colleges are targeted, people come to events for free music, food or whatever, then register. They do not turnout in large numbers for the elections. Remember the Dean Machine harnessing the internet, riding technology and the youth of America into the White House? That's all you heard from the talking heads until it was necessary to actually go to vote. Some candidate tries to tap it every election, spends time at campuses and talks about the changing of the guard and a new day dawning etc...I doubt this will change until internet voting is an option. I’ve heard this in every election since I was eligible to vote in my first election in 1976. Colleges are targeted, people come to events for free music, food or whatever, then register. They do not turnout in large numbers for the elections. Remember the Dean Machine harnessing the internet, riding technology and the youth of America into the White House? That’s all you heard from the talking heads until it was necessary to actually go to vote. Some candidate tries to tap it every election, spends time at campuses and talks about the changing of the guard and a new day dawning etc…I doubt this will change until internet voting is an option.

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